Katz Glass Design

Our Business

Bernard Katz Glass was founded in 1993 by artist Bernard Katz.  In 1996, the company moved to its current location in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, PA.

As of 2006, co-owner Katie Katz became the business manager and in 2004, our daughter Alyson Katz became our chief inspiration.  We have become a small family run business.

Bernard Katz creates high quality works of art in hand-blown glass. Currently his artwork has been recently featured in World Art Glass Quarterly, Fall 2006 and in the private collection of 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Mathai of Kenya. Currently Smithsonian Craft Show 2008 artist and Art of the State Pennsylvania 2008 in Harrisburg PA.

Photos from the Smithsonian Craft Show 2008

   

About the President:

Katie Katz

I joined Bernard Katz Glass in 2007 full-time, leaving behind many years of teaching art.  I enjoy challenging myself with new ideas through learning how to run a small business.

 I completed the  Business Plan Writing Program at Temple Small Business School in June 2007. Proud recipient of the Merchants Fund of Philadelphia, 2009 for Bernard Katz Glass,Inc. As of Summer 2009, the owner and President of Bernard Katz Glass, Inc. as a minority woman based business.

I graduated from Moore College of Art and Design in 1989 with a degree in Art Education and Sculpture.

For 10 years, I had a studio within the 915 Spring Garden Studios. I created large scale charcoal and pastel drawings and watercolor paintings.  My artwork explored my Navajo roots and spirituality.

I exhibited my work at: Fleisher Art Memorial; The Philadelphia Art Alliance; The Balch Ethnic Institute and Perkins Center of the Arts.

I enjoy traveling and exploring locations with beautiful landscapes that inspire me to create drawings that invoke movement and feeling.  Many times I have traveled to the Navajo Reservation and studied at Dine College in Tsaile, AZ.  My favorite place to visit was Canyon de Chelly.

I taught Elementary Art Education for 15 years throughout the Delaware Valley. I enjoyed teaching so many kids at Fleisher Art Memorial, St. Francis de Sales School, Perkins Center for the Arts.

At Perkins Center for the Arts, I was involved in the New Jersey Council of Arts Program creating murals and installation projects for schools within Southern New Jersey.

We are members of:

Involved with Temple Small Business Center

American Craft Council

Artist/Designer:

Bernard Katz

President

Bernard Katz Glass:

Katie Katz

Glass Blowing Team:

Andrew Shaffer

Annie Hartman(left)

w/ Bernard Katz